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Fall into October with a brand new lineup of Broadway-themed titles coming to streaming services. From the star-studded new season of The Gilded Age to two new albums by Barbra Streisand, check out what's streaming this month!

WEST OF FRANK, a new queer dance drama film by Breton Tyner-Bryan, will make its New York premiere at the Chelsea Film Festival. The film explores the historic Jefferson Market Library and the Women's House of Detention in Manhattan's Greenwich Village through the medium of dance.

Check out the lineup of incredible performances at 54 Below this month!

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Traverse City lyricist Darrell Rogers releases a heartfelt anthem dedicated to his hometown, capturing the emotions of longing and nostalgia. A versatile songwriter, Rogers draws inspiration from various genres and aims to raise awareness of Traverse City's unique beauty.

This is the American Stage directorial debut of producing artistic director Helen R. Murray and the first show in their 46th Season. The show also features performances in Yiddish and English, and musicians will take the stage with the cast to perform traditional folk music & dance.

Josh Ross unveils his emotional new song 'Ain't The One.' Co-written with Taylor Phillips, Jaxson Free, and Jon Kraft, the track is a vulnerable depiction of moving on from love, with heartfelt lyrics and powerful vocals. Listen to 'Ain't The One' now.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine and Choral Ensemble Musica Sacra kick off the 2023-2024 concert season with SURROUND on Tuesday, October 17.

beabadoobee has released a live album titled 'Live in London.' Immortalizing her biggest headline show to date and the closing night of her sold out international Beatopia tour, check out the latest release from the talented artist.

Celebrated Nashville singer-songwriter Lindsay Lou releases her new album Queen of Time on Kill Rock Stars Nashville. Produced by Dave O'Donnell (James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Heart), the album features special guests including Grammy Award-winners Jerry Douglas and Billy Strings, who sings on their co-write “Nothing's Working.”

This special event will kick off the Ordway's 2023-2024 season and give audiences an exclusive look at the latest songs from a musical in development, Ever After, based on the 1998 film starring Drew Barrymore.

Timberlake wrote and performed new original music for the film, which also includes music from the cast and some of the top artists including Kid Cudi, Camila Cabello, Troye Sivan, Anna Kendrick and more. Through a collection of 14 tracks, the soundtrack stays true to Trolls' signature psychedelic joy-bomb of new and classic pop hits. 

Did they do it? It's a 50/50 and you decide. And you have a lot of fun getting there too.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present award-winning vocalist Marissa Mulder in her new show “Girl Talk – A Tribute to Female Songwriters Past & Present” on Saturday, October 28 at 7:00 PM. Learn more about the performance here!

BISEXUAL SADNESS is now playing at The Road Theatre Company, written by India Kotis and directed by Carlyle King. Check out all new photos here!

A one night celebration of new LGBTQ+ musical theatre comes to The Other Palace this October in fantasies come true. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Run, don’t walk, to the Laguna Playhouse’s production of the classic 1954 hit play The Rainmaker. I absolutely love this show. It's impossible to leave the theater after watching The Rainmaker without feeling lifted up by its transcendent joy and restorative optimism. 

Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage, have announced the nonprofit organization is launching a new theatre season with another thought-provoking, community driven, and socially relevant production from a contemporary cutting-edge playwright.

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), with generous support from the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts, has launched its first-ever media publishing arm, UNCSA Media, a mission-driven recording label that will feature the creative projects of faculty and alumni from UNCSA across all disciplines and offer curricular opportunities for students to gain practical career skills in intellectual property and entrepreneurship.

Between Sacramento and San Francisco are many small towns dotting the Interstate 80 corridor. Farmland eventually turns to the bay, which has inspired many songs such as “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” and “(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay.” Maybe not as well known is one such town, Vallejo, whose biggest draw now is its Six Flags amusement park. For one talented musician, though, Vallejo is everything. Shawn Raiford is a philanthropic saxophone genius whose music has been climbing the smooth jazz charts. His latest single, a love letter to his hometown, has been described as containing “warm melodies and intimate harmonies” that “float atop a soulful midtempo groove.” BroadwayWorld recently spoke with Shawn about his new single, his dedication to serving, and the beauty of Vallejo.